As a reminder, this year players on MLB rosters with at least two years and 146 days but less than six years of service time are arbitration eligible. Matt Swartz has projected salaries for all of these players exclusively for MLBTR, and you can find that information here. We've all added Kelly Johnson, David Ortiz, and Francisco Rodriguez to this database, as they were free agents who accepted arbitration.

January 13th: Deadline for players to file for arbitration. This is largely procedural.

January 17th: Deadline for teams and players to exchange salary arbitration figures. On this date and the day prior, expect dozens of settlements. Teams can still negotiate after exchanging figures, although several teams employ a "file and trial" strategy in which they end negotiations on one-year deals once figures are exchanged to ensure a hearing occurs. These teams have included the Rays, Nationals, Marlins, White Sox, Blue Jays, Braves, and Astros.

February 1-21: Hearings occur in St. Petersburg, Florida. In 2011, Pence, Jered Weaver, and Ross Ohlendorf had hearings. At a hearing, a each side has an hour to argue for their salary figure, and a three-person panel picks one of the salaries.

January is always a big month for multiyear extensions. Last year we had 17.